Cesc left when he had 3 years left on his contract, and had just signed an extension a year before he joined Barca. Contracts aren't worth the paper they're written on, but players will stay as long as we win things. If we don't, it will be a repeat of the 2007-2010 exodus
He is a very good player for Arsenal, but both way too expensive and not a sure fit/level-match for us, therefore it has always been a stupid (possible) target.
As we proved with Umtiti we don't need to break transfer-records to get good players, although Laporte look like the obvious (50M)-target.
In short: Site has been functioning great and chat add-on (which is also paid) is also holding up. No crashes in recent year.
Having said that, forum itself barely makes anything through adsense. 15USD per month is pathetic and not enough for up-keep.
And if we can cover the server ourselves I would best take ads altogether.
Price of the hosting company went up significantly and I would appreciate donations: It's time to cover the server for the next 6 months.
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Members who are able and willing to contribute to maintaining the forum costs are welcome to donate via paypal: bojan@barcaforum.com
Thank you